Description

* Fully updated and restructured so learners can match the new EYFS key areas and can be sure they have the most up-to-date information. * Includes a DVD providing video clips of children's developmental stages at all ages which gives learners the opportunity to experience this important area of child development. * Chapter 12-16 has been extended to include young people up to age 19 so learners have all the information they need for all age ranges. * Brand new photos in the theorist section help to bring learning to life and give learners a clear visual reference to what the theories actually look like in practice.show more

Table of contents

Now includes a FREE DVD with clips showing a range of children’s development stages from birth to 8 years.
Acknowledgements
Foreword by Tina Bruce
Introduction
Section One
1 Aspects of holistic child development
2 At birth
3 One month
4 Three months
5 Six months
6 Nine months
7 Twelve months
8 Eighteen months
9 Two years
10 Three years
11 Four years
12 Five years
13 Six years
14 Seven years
15 Eight to twelve years
16 Twelve to nineteen years – NOW extended to age 19
Section Two
17 Developmental assessment
18 Children with special needs
19 Theories of child development – NOW with colour photographs and examples Glossary
References and further reading
Useful addressesshow more